plural

英 [ˈplʊərəl]

美 [ˈplʊrəl]

n.  (名词或动词的)复数，复数形式
adj.  复数的; 复数形式的; 多样的; 多元的

复数：plurals　

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牛津词典

noun

• （名词或动词的）复数，复数形式
  a form of a noun or verb that refers to more than one person or thing
  1. The plural of ‘child’ is ‘children’.
     child一词的复数形式是children。
  2. The verb should be in the plural .
     这个动词应该用复数形式。

adj.

• 复数的；复数形式的
  connected with or having the plural form
  1. Most plural nouns in English end in ‘s’.
     英语中多数复数名词以s结尾。
• 多样的；多元的
  relating to more than one
  1. a plural society (= one with more than one racial , religious, etc. group)
     多元社会

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 复数的；复数形式的
  Thepluralform of a word is the form that is used when referring to more than one person or thing.
  1. 'Data' is the Latin plural form of 'datum'.
     data 在拉丁文中是 datum 的复数形式。
  2. ...his use of the plural pronoun 'we'.
     他对复数代词 we 的使用
• N-COUNT 复数；复数形式
  Thepluralof a noun is the form of it that is used to refer to more than one person or thing.
  1. What is the plural of 'person'?
     person 的复数形式是什么？
  2. ...irregular plurals.
     不规则复数形式
• ADJ-GRADED 多元的；多种群体的
  Apluralsociety or system involves different kinds of people.
  1. Britain is a plural society in which the secular predominates...
     英国是个世俗主导的多元社会。
  2. His government has pledged to move the country towards a plural democracy.
     他的政府已承诺要推动本国朝着多元民主的方向发展。

英英释义

noun

• the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
  Synonym:plural form

adj

• grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
• composed of more than one member, set, or kind

双语例句

• A plural society is one composed of numerous races.
  一个多元社会是一个由多种族组成的社会。
• We use one ( singular) and ones ( plural) to avoid unnecessary repetition.
  我们用one（单数）和ones（复数）避免不必要的重复。
• Give the plural form of this noun.
  给出这个名词的复数形式。
• The plural forms of these nouns can cause difficulty.
  这些名词的复数形式可能会造成困难。
• She not only argued for the unique of man but also emphasized the human-beings in the plural sense;
  她既论证了人的存在的独特性和不可替代性，但同时也复数意义上的人作了强调；
• Some nouns ending in's'are only used in the plural.
  有些以‘s’结尾的名词只有复数的形式。
• This is a collective noun, singular in form but plural in meaning.
  这是一个集合名词，单数的形式但是表示复数意义。
• The word is in the plural.
  “福”字在原文中是多数的。
• The singular and plural of some nouns are the same.
  有些名词的单数形式与复数形式一样。
• For example," dogs "is the plural of" dog ".
  例如：dogs是dog的复数。